‘Unrequited Toil’: A New Book on the History of U.S. Slavery
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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Slavery, Family Separation, and the Ransom Case of John Weems
During the nineteenth century, several state laws prohibited, or restricted the ability of African Americans to testify against white people.
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Prison Abolition Syllabus 2.0
Even in prison, rebellions are contagious. In 2016, a national prison strike led us to compile the Prison Abolition Syllabus on
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Race, Religion and Radicalism: King and Du Bois
*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing our recent online forum on W.E.B. Du Bois in recognition of the anniversary of his passing on
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Gerald Horne’s Japan
*Editor’s Note: This week we are publishing some of our favorite BP articles. We continue with this essay by historian Yuichiro
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